Chapter 6: New Ability, Mental Domination
Early morning, Lu Qingqi woke from a deep sleep.
He rubbed his bleary eyes and shuffled out of bed to prepare breakfast.
A packet of instant oatmeal and a couple of small rolls—a simple meal.
The oatmeal carried a faint sweetness.
Even with the floor heating on, a spoonful of hot oatmeal sent warmth spreading from his stomach through every limb.
The instant oatmeal was a gift from Yuki Shirahara, who’d insisted he drink it daily.
Lu Qingqi never forgot their agreement, making a bowl every morning without fail.
“Just a few packets left.” After the last sip, he glanced at the oatmeal stash and muttered.
He’d been drinking from the big bag Yuki gave him for two or three months.
The taste? Mildly sweet, nothing special.
Lu Qingqi rolled up his sleeves, eyeing his arms—fair, slender, with a porcelain-white sheen that had developed over the past few months.
His skin used to be a healthy tan, not this delicate, almost translucent white, so soft it seemed like it’d bruise with a pinch.
“Does this oatmeal actually beautify skin?” He scratched his itchy chest, puzzled.
Unable to puzzle it out, he shrugged it off.
He tilted his head skyward, focusing.
A line of illusory text hovered in his vision, a countdown ticking: [00:01:58].
He knew it well.
This was the timer for his next superpower refresh.
One anime-style superpower per week.
A week—seven days, 168 hours.
“I hope it’s something badass this time.”
“Since gender-swapping didn’t work on Liu Wangjiang, we’ll try another angle.”
“If gender change failed, I don’t believe other powers can’t take him down!”
Lu Qingqi grumbled, still stinging from last time.
He’d tried to gender-swap Liu Wangjiang, only to end up changing himself and getting caught by Liu.
Humiliating!
This time, he’d get his revenge.
With a new power every week, he refused to believe he couldn’t beat Liu Wangjiang.
[This week’s superpowers have been updated. Below are the options:]
- Harem Anime [I Am the Great Chief]: Boosts natural favor from the opposite sex, making it easy to attract partners.
- Mystery Anime [Future Vision]: See your future’s trajectory and enter it, unchangeable and uninterferable.
- Superpower Anime [Mental Domination]: Control any living creature with your mind. Your orders become their actions, your thoughts command their bodies.
Lu Qingqi scanned the three options.
First, he ruled out the harem one.
It wasn’t as twisted as last week’s [I Have a Dream-Shattering Blade], but boosting appeal to partnered women?
Imagining a swarm of married women or cheating girlfriends chasing him—terrifying.
Plus, he had a girlfriend!
He was a die-hard pure-love advocate!
With option one out, only two and three remained: [Future Vision] and [Mental Domination].
He wanted both.
The former, even with its unchangeable limits, would let him glimpse his future—how he’d prank Liu Wangjiang, when he and Yuki Shirahara would marry, or when they’d get physically close.
The latter? Just the name screamed power: [Mental Domination]!
Control any living creature’s actions with your mind, turning orders into their programming.
A real-life Yuri from Command & Conquer.
Lu Qingqi wavered, torn between the two.
After a moment, he settled on the third: [Mental Domination].
As much as he wanted [Future Vision] to peek at his future, it paled next to [Mental Domination].
The future could wait—he wanted to crush Liu Wangjiang now.
Since [Gender Swap] failed, he’d see if [Mental Domination] could do the job.
Picture it: forcing Liu Wangjiang to kneel and bark like a dog in public, stripping away that noble facade, humiliating him completely.
The thought alone sent a thrill through him.
Clicking the third option, he expected [Gender Swap] to vanish, replaced.
But a new text appeared in his vision.
[Would you like to save this anime superpower?]
Three empty slots appeared alongside it.
When he clicked, [Gender Swap] shifted to a slot, and [Mental Domination] took its place, still active.
Lu Qingqi blinked, understanding.
Each weekly refresh replaced the active power, but he could save the old one in an empty slot.
His eyes fell on the slots—one held [Gender Swap], two remained empty, meaning he could store two more powers.
“Feels like I’m playing some gacha game,” he muttered, smirking.
Then he turned to test the ability, and his target was, naturally, his big fat—no, little white cat.
Practice on Big White at home, then find a chance to use it on Liu Wangjiang.
Make him kneel and bark in public!
Heh heh heh!
Poor cat